Still fighting the wanting to get hot problem... Gutted thermostat... Took off the electric fan which I actually thought was doing fine and put on a factory 7 blade with a shroud... New water pump and the newer massive oversized aluminum radiator that I inherited with the truck... Haven't really touched the carburetor so I could be lean.. definitely not getting any super gassy smell...
Timing is at 12 idle and 34 All in... Pull the number three plug today and it looked Rich if anything but just black and sooty maybe a little gray on the very tip and clean on the other ring... Put the truck really has no miles on it just a break and a few warm-ups...